This does what Nerual can for 1/2 the Price!
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Glenn has built a whole-ass CZcams career on 25% teaching studio techniques & tricks, and 75% bitching about what other people do with their money & gear.
Some things NEVER change!
I first used an Amp sim in 2004... "Amplitube". It was like the proverbial talking dog. It's not that the dog talks well, it's that it talks at all. To extend the metaphor, nowadays, the dog sounds like Morgan Freeman.
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I feel like Amplitube 5 doesn't get enough credit for how good it sounds in general.
@@blueshift9 I use the free version of Amplitube 5 and I think it's really great for demos and such.
I would be quite disturbed if my dog sounded like Morgan Freeman... or my amp for that matter.
@@nath1606 I would love for my dog to sound like Morgan Freeman narrative... "I wondered if I could lick my own balls, but then I remembered they were taken from me. That was the first time I met Andy Dufrene, etc..." He would get extra kibbles.
I brought my neural sims for the same price during one of their sales!
Where did you bring them?
I paid about £17 for the Ironheart during their sale minus a couple more quid discount for joining the mailing group. Awesome
I downloaded most of them for free hahaha
Good for you!
Sounds great. But if you're going to compare it to NDSP plugins, prob should mention they give more effects & usually 3 different amps with multiple channels. And you posted this vid probably 1 day before NDSP's 50% off anniversary sale ;)
But if the Laney plugin does all you want/need, then go for it. So many great software packages out there, awesome time to be a guitarist!
Seeing that the NDSP sale is tomorrow couldn't be better timing. Had my eye on a few.
You’re right, this sounds amazing, and for that price it’s a no brained the UI looks awesome too and I think that’s a huge factor.
Thank you Glenn. If anything, you inspired me to go look up the tabs for the King of the Hill theme, one of the greatest theme songs of all time. And my life is now better for doing so.
I always look forward to a new upload by Glenn such intellectual property I'm so glad that I found this channel not too long ago I've been playing recording and involve in metal music for nearly 30 years and I'm learning new tips and tricks from Glenn that I never even thought were possible
Glad to see the reviews of the Laney Ironheart in its various forms. It would be interesting to hear the actual amp one day. I have the Ironheart 60w amp head at my home studio and it’s very good. Also…. ROFL that cover of the Hank Hill theme.
Very impressive playing. You've come a long way over the years!
I love the Aurora DSP stuff. Mr. Hector has become my favorite go-to amp sim. It takes outboard pedals well
One thing I've learned about "cowboy chords" is that you don't have to play them as chords. You can arpeggiate or play them completely at random to create melodies in the same vein as Welcome Home: Sanitarium by Metallica or Hangar 18 by Megadeth.
Yea, that's a total cut down when all these basic chords are is knowledge.
Nice job on the clean jams Glenn(king of the hill?) ! Fantastic!
I picked up a guitar because I thought it was easier than drums. I was wrong so I put the guitar down and grabbed a bass. now I’m back to drums
Dude, you have a guitar, a bass, and drums. Do everything yourself! Screw band mates, you could be a one man band!!
@@DriFD3S you haven’t heard me play guitar. I could do some bass and drum only stuff maybe. I write as much as I can for me and my buddies to jam, the guitar parts are horrendous tho
I bought this sim a few weeks ago - one of the best I have, and I have most of the Neural, ML, and STL stuff.
I'm here for Glenn's reaction on the clean tone. The slap back is a pure bonus. 🤣
Laney Ironheart got a killer tone and affordable. ✊🏽
I'm a fan of Amp Locker from Audio Assault. I got Drive Pack A, which includes a Precision Drive and an OCD. Drive Pack includes the ODR-1 you've touted on your channel before.
glens recent guitar playing so such an improvement. Gives me hope I can play better eventually.
Did I miss Neural Amp Modeler review? That one is free and sound good as anything else. The days of chasing of good tones are over, unless you're really into micing real amps.
There's no money in a free app... Luckily everyone knows about it already.
NAM doesn't actually model. It's a capture. Like all captures, the EQ doesn't respond at all like the amps' that are captured. It's really restrictive, imo, and it is a resource hog.
And nam consistently lights up on virustotal
With viruses in any version so yeah. Not everyone wants to flip the it’s a false positive dime
This! I use NAM profiles inside Twonotes Genome, that i got as a free update for there Wall of Sound Plugin. For me the ultimate combination.
Nice work with the King of the Hill theme!
Nice man! I love laney, I still have my old LC 30II, the best cleans ever! This V is also very cool dude! Very nice!
I use the Clairvoyant Amp Suite in my recordings. Ever since Glenn recommended it I've never looked back. 👍
Got it. Have had it. It's great.
My first ever album we used the Ironheart both for guitar tones and for bass distortion, sounds really cool for that also
ive got this
i loved it for the first week whilst it still worked , I had to take a few weeks off of playing due to health and when i came back to it wont load up anymore so atm im still talking to their support guys trying to get it to work again
but when it was working it was actually great and i cant wait to get back to useing it
i think with the right ir/speaker sim it would work really well as a counter tone against the usual 6505/5150 suspects for multi tracked guitar parts etc
good plugin and cant wait to find out why mine isnt working atm lol
To echo what others are saying, get the Neural DSP stuff when it goes on sale, usually at 50% off on dates like Black Friday. I disagree with a lot of what Neural DSP does as a company but their stuff does sound great, and I don't mind buying a Quad Cortex eventually when everything gets ironed out and when the platform actually delivers on what was originally promised.
What does Neural DSP do as a company that you hate?
@@RoddSantiago I feel like they mismanaged the launch of the Quad Cortex. It's okay to continuously add features but they really mismanaged expectations and it's taken them a long time to deliver stuff that was heavily implied to be there from day one like plugin compatibility. Lots of these issues stem from them being a small company, and so they essentially had to use plugins as a way to fund quad cortex development. It makes them a bit too reliant on hype-style marketing. And while some of the plugins they release are great, others seem very reiterative and seem to rehash a few amps + limited FX + maybe one special feature if you're lucky.
@@danielkong6135 agree with your quad cortex point but as you say they are a small company and even if some Pluggins feel somewhat redundant they are still making the best digital amps on the market for a really affordable price, they also have discount coupons, do sales every year and you can even sell the pluggins you don't want by just paying a transfer fee (which is WAY more that any company with digital products do), i really think they are a pretty decent company.
Got my copy a couple weeks ago (freaking awesome!) when it was on sale. Paid $25. Some of the best money I've spent on a plugin and stand alone. It's become my go to.
I bought this ampsim a couple of weeks ago and I freaking LOVE it but to anyone interested, this isn't your super high gain amp. It can make some gnarly sounds but it won't be the super tight modern metal chug chug thing you might be looking for. Soon after that I ended up buying the Laboga Mr. Hector ampsim (also from Aurora) and dayum!!!! It's freaking awesome. If you're into different guitar tones and amps, these two ampsims I've mentioned are a great pair and definitely not so expensive.
I did a demo on my channel with this amp sim and thought it sounded great but after using it for longer than 30 minutes found that it works best for lower tunings.
glen its about time your back, you been jigglin with it too long. Glen? monday night mix always was so grand to participate and now YOUR KILLIN ME. IM ISOLATED SOUTH A TOWN. REMEMBER POS SHREVEPORT YOU DROVE THRU GOIN TO PEAVEY?
IM AT THE SOUTH OF THE PARISH.
whoa, very interesting. i have the ironheart 60watt amphead with matching 2x12 cab and surprisingly this sounds pretty damn close, i wouldn't even know the difference if i wasn't actively trying to compare, crazy how good modellers are now.
I have an old Laney 100 watt a.o.r. pro tube lead. it is my favorite amp. I have mesa, Marshall ,egnator, peavey, fender, and vht.they all do something different from each other but my Laney is my favorite. it has great glassy clean tones and great high gain . if that amp sim is anything like their amps its awesome.
I'm here for the outtakes. Eff you Glenn.
I’m holding out for that Skynet amp Sim
I'm one of the few who do appreciate the clean tones, because I use pedals for my overdrive and distortion. I tend to use fuzz pedals more than any, and I tend to use fuzz pedals that work better with clean amps. I'll also stack it with a klon copy or some kind of distortion to tighten the fuzz up and add mids it usually takes out. Fuzz is extremely versatile and can be used for more than sludgy riffs (but lets get real, we love the sludgy riffs)
As for the plug in, it's honestly the best one I've used. The ironheart is my favorite guitar amp, and this did an amazing job emulating it.
I bought Archetype Nolly because a musician I like said he uses a preset from it and at 50% off it wasn't too much more to get the sound I wanted. It's hard to justify buying more than just 1 plugin from them though since there's so much in common between them. Would be cool if they offered pedals/effects plugins separate from their full amp suites.
Lately I've been using it with the Spectre free IRs and been getting some great sounds out of it! At least for being an amateur.
Thx mate
Glenn, I saw someone talking in a Facebook guitar group about how he changed the sound of his guitar by changing the nut. Glenn! The NUT! Not tone wood, not tone coils, not tone paint, but tone lump of plastic the strings use as a pivot!
Check out the Iron heart IRT-SLS. The feature set is insane for studio, practice and live. Basically what that plugin is based around.
I just need amp sims with at least a transpose tuning option and I'm happy.
Currently using Petrucci Neural
That seems beyond the scope of an amp sim, and a DAW can already do that...
I’ve been wondering about that Bogren IDX or whatever. It’s be cool to hear a mix with it turned on and turned off and see if we can tell the difference. I haven’t heard many demos of it or demo’d it myself, but my guess is it does some slight expansion or something to add more dynamics
4:04 = Truth!!! Thats why I started playing
typo on the title there hehe regardless excellent video! The ironheart def fxcks
Glenn, I'm just getting back to guitar after a very long hiatus. Can you describe what equipment and software I need to make a digital amp sim "practice rig"?
A look at the Laney Ironheart would certainly be worth it. So would a comparison with the Ironheart Loudpedal if you still have it, Glenn.
Let's see if the Laney is the great ignored metal amp!
GLEN, it's not out yet, but you should totally review the new Tonex One pedal when it comes out. It's basically the bigger Tonex pedal, (minus some features of course) under $200, and doubles as an audio interface with a headphone jack for monitoring and everything.
Seems like peak budget guitarist gear.
Nice digital tubes!
Hey, getting better at guitar!
Thanks Glenn! Right as always. Hey, quick question- Should I double track stereo guitar tracks and pan them or two mono tracks and pan them?
Two mono
@@SpectreSoundStudios Thanks Glenn! I wish you safe travels and FU!
Generally dual mono, but add some stereo occasionally for variety.
Also, only pan 90%. Save 100% for special effects. Its unnatural to have zero crosstalk in headphones.
@@sparella thanks homie. Great idea. Anything WRONG with two stereo tracks?
@@jayloyrecords No, but there is more that can be involved: managing width (and pan) of each, listening for phase cancellation, making room for other instruments. Double tracked panned mono basically always sounds good, but it can become uninteresting if there is no contrast, and contrast is great for emphasizing the arrangement.
Off topic question, Have you always kept the pick "in reverse" for example like Ola Englund or did you keep it differently back then?
Hey Glen, could be the camera angle but...are you using the side of the pick that is pointing to your hand?
Playing is going great these days!
I own this and it sounds great IMO, except the noise gate is a bit brutal. Maybe a bit sensitive?
Seeing Glenn play a big Gretsch hollow body clean would be like seeing an ice skating unicorn. Doesn't make sense but it would be worth seeing for the spectacle
yes, sadly we do have a huge country scene in Poland.
yet in Euro Truck Simulator you go get a Czech Country station that is streamed live.
It's my guilty pleasure
Clean sounds aren't super fun but it helps your playing sooo much, it makes you play accurately and intentional.
HEY GLENNNN. I picked up an old Peavy 412 cab, it has the old valve kings in it. Great for old rock but not what I'm looking for. Do you have any suggestions on some affordable speakers?
Mojotone’s BV30h
Most software companies do big sales, you can get anything you want if you’re willing to wait for a sale, I got Josh Middleton’s STL plugin for $60. I’m sure Laney will have sales and you can get it even cheaper!
damn im glad
For the first clean tone test when you get back you need a -fiddle- violin bow! Smaller the better, haha!
On the topic of "outlier amps": would it be difficult to try out some more solid state combos and heads?
By difficult, I mean finding and (probably) spending money either buying or shipping them to run them in your studio. I've played through some solid state hiwatts and fenders (I know, not as high gain for metal) which really surprised me with their sound. So maybe we could get a head-to-head comparison to hear how they hold up?
How does it compare to the Blackstar plugin? I had a Laney AOR thirty years ago and thought it was the dog's bollocks. I had a Blackstar HT1 a few years ago (sounded pretty good through a 2x12), but that ISF thing seemed to annoy me and couldn't get the "British crunch" that I liked to dial-in on my Laney and Marshall amps.
You should check out or review (if you haven't already) the Audio Assault stuff. Right now everything is like $5. I have 2 of them and they're not half bad. For $5, i'd say they're awesome
What about NAM? It is such a cool idea. It is getting better and better since it is open source and has a great community.
Not a sound I'd use. (Either the clean or distortion)
But thank you for taking your time to make a video for us either way!
That white solar reminds me of Schuldiner's bc rich. Nice.
I got Nameless for $59 some years ago. With the free X upgrade as of yesterday it has become really good. No, 'effin great actually.
the country tune was the most impressive thing you have ever played ! 😁
I fucking love the Ironheart. It was my first Tube amp and my favourite of all time.
[EDIT] Checkout Keith Merrow's demo of the Ironheart. Sounds amazing.
nice job on king of the hill
Can you do a shoutout between the Fender mustang micro vs. Boss Waza headphone app please I have the fender and I’m thinking of upgrading to boss🤘🖖🙏
To be honest i fiddled with my QuadQuartex for a day checking out the presets (Racer XOXO, and Victor Squid were crushing) and its just sat there, because nothing on there was to me that much better than my Blackstar stereo 10 to have to mess with it. If I was smart i would have bought another guitar over a processor buyers remorse is something i always get but spending new guitar money on a device was stupid in retrospect.
Sounds great but can it be used live?
Many years ago, a buddy of mine joked, "We got into this to get laid and we'll stay in it until we do." Well, he's happily married for 30-some years (and his wife is a sweetheart and beautiful, to boot) so maybe it worked for him since he went on to be a sound tech (one of the best I know), owner of a small sound reinforcement company, an electronics engineer, and a college prof, rather than continue as a musician. Only since Covid has he really gotten back into playing. And if I wasn't intimidated enough by his brains and skills, it turns out he's an unbelievable guitarist as well.
But, actually, I started learning guitar at 10 so I can confidently say it wasn't to get chicks. That just turned out to be a side benefit of gigging starting in the late 70s...
Your cowboy chords there started off sounding like "Follow Me" by Rocket Boys in Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad.
BWAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!😲🤯 noice wouldn't mind hearing a metal version of that KOTH classic. 👌 😀
I bought Toneforge Disruptor for the same money. Awesome amp sim: sounds great, low latency, doesn't eat much CPU and it costs 50 bucks. What else can you ask...
Glenn did ya see that new tonex pedal that just came out this week? It's like 180 bucks
Plugin sounds good. I'll put it in the wishlist... I've got a crap ton already so nuance is definitely a desirable now 😅
I picked up bass because some buddies were harassing me to do it because they wanted a bass player for their band.
Ended up switching to guitar because I wanted to get more into song writing/producing afterwards.
There you go... no chick were involved in making these decisions 😬
dear Glenn, you probably already covered this topic in a video in the past, but do you think you can give me some guidance on adding vocals with distortion, I'm working on some songs but when it comes to singing metal, I really suck, and it's been quite difficult for me to find someone who can do the job. I also want to thank you, since I found your channel, it has been quite helpful for me and many other musicians with monkey brains, to do things much better and above all save money. Any help or advice I thank you in advance, greetings from Chile :D
Damn Glen, you lost some weight! Looking good 💪
I tried a few of the Neural DSP amp sims a couple years ago and they were no different from the stuff I got from Audio Assault. I got the Sigma EX for like $15. I pair it with an IR from their Cali 4x12 Oversized pack, which is an oversized Mesa cab with a few celestion G12M Blackbacks/Creambacks. It sounds sick, and it can be heard on St. [b]Anger! I do like Aurora's Mammoth bass plugin though, that's my go-to for bass.
You'll actually like playing in clean if you actually can nail those cowboy and jazz cords 😊
I'm missing my dual rectifier I sold recently to help keep a roof over my head. I wasn't really using it in recent years cos I live in an apartment. The kind of apartment where I once got a letter complaining that I piss too loud, complete with instructions how to piss quieter. I wish I was joking
So yeah, just amp sims at the moment. Always on the lookout for something better (maybe)
I bought the Mr Hector from AURORA a couple of years back. Great amp - not as good as the MLC_Zero - but different and quite good. I just hope for this one, the fixed optimized the CPU usage better, but the Mr Herctor is a hog. I guess you don't buy these for the FX but the time based FX were prety bad too, where Neural's are usually quite good, so you're getting a lot more , better FX for the extra cost as well.
i started guitar at 9.
grandpa , Glen McIntyre, the only one time I met him he said" let me look at your hands boy" John you might need to get this boy some guitar lessons. grandpa played all guitar fiddle piano drums....... he also flew jugs in ww2 killin nazis and flewba mustang for the marines in korea killin commies he was talented obviously.
i cant find his war record but hes from pulaski county Arkansas
Neural amp modeler is totally free and is as good as anything.....load your collection of quality impulse responses and your practicing/bedroom/recording tone is taken care of....forever...
PS: 4:19 nailed the Priest tone!
I first picked up a guitar and took lessons when I was 8 years old... I, uh... I don't think I was thinking about getting laid then... I did start early, but I don't think that early...
Neural amp sims sound INSANE for the $$$.
How much is Stevie Ts amp sim?
The real test for Glenn would be a blind test of this one, the Kemper, the neural against a pod…wait for it…in a mix.🤣🤣🤣try that one! I’ll bet we can’t tell the difference! IN A MIX.
Gleeeeennnn, we're metal heads too! We don't want to hear shit kicker cleans, we want Beyond the Realms of Death, Battery and Diary of a Madman lol!!!
*Hears glen playing country chords* .....runs through the house thinking youtube changed the video on me
Here's my question, what if you didn't need to pay money at all for a good sounding amp sim? Could you get a good sound off of GarageBand's built in amp sim or are there any other free open source amp sims one could look into?
I like ML soundlab amps
King of the hill. Watch every night to go to bed. 😂❤
Is it me, or is there a typo in the title? It should be "Neural", not "Nerual", right?
There is a typo in the title ;-)
I picked up guitar to learn falling away from me, Glenn. That’s da troof.
Hmm… playing country on V type… wanna talk about corn crops or Chevy El Camino?
1:56 It can play Willie Nelsen at least (or whatever country song for that matter)